>both China (during Mao's years) and Russia (during the shock therapy of the 1990s) have had to endure severe economic hardship Actually I would argue the exac

>both China (during Mao's years) and Russia (during the shock therapy of the 1990s) have had to endure severe economic hardship Actually I would argue the exact opposite is true. Russia and China have never had it so good, why should they throw away all the hard earned advantages they've gained just because some 3rd term teddy bear president tells them to?